“Where are you?” he muttered under his breath, his voice icy and sharp with barely contained fury.
Meanwhile, Sadie’s phone lay abandoned on the nightstand, drowned out by the sound of running water from the bathroom. She remained oblivious to the relentless ringing.
The calls went unanswered, one after another, deepening the scowl on Noah’s face.
“She’s doing this deliberately,” he muttered, his teeth clenched in anger. Images of Sadie with another man flickered through his mind, unbearable and tormenting.
A sharp, sudden fear coiled around his heart, squeezing it mercilessly. With a swift turn, Noah made his way toward the elevator, his steps firm and unwavering.
“Samuel, locate Sadie immediately! I expect an update in ten minutes,” Noah instructed, his voice cold and firm, leaving no room for opposition. Samuel, sensing the urgency in Noah’s tone, wasted no time in getting to work.
Shortly after, Noah’s phone buzzed with a new message containing the guesthouse’s address. Without hesitation, he set off toward the location.
Fresh from the shower, Sadie stood with a towel wrapped around her, droplets of water glistening on her shoulders. Suddenly, loud knocks echoed through the room, startling her and causing her heart to skip a beat.
She wondered who could be visiting her so late. Fear crept over her. For a moment, she considered calling out to ask who it was, but hesitated, not wanting to reveal she was alone. Instead, she opened an app on her phone to disguise her voice as a man’s.
“Who’s there?”
At the door, Noah paused, his hand frozen in mid-air. The unexpected voice shook him, even though he had prepared himself for any scenario. A surge of anger obliterated his composure.
“Sadie, let me in!” he growled, his voice icy with fury.
Inside, Sadie’s annoyance grew as she recognized Noah’s voice.
“Why are you here?” she retorted sharply, her annoyance clear.
Noah responded by banging on the door even harder.
“Open it!”
His knocks grew louder and more determined. As the situation escalated, Sadie’s grip on her phone tightened.
“We’re about to get a divorce. Stop bothering me,” she said, trying to sound composed.
“Focus on getting the divorce papers ready instead.”
In Noah’s mind, Sadie’s words hinted at a deeper motive.
Noah suspected that Sadie’s urgency to cut ties with him was due to the presence of another man, whom he presumed was in her room. He suspected that man was Alex, the one Sadie had left the upscale restaurant with.
His face reddened with rage, his teeth gritted. “You’re not opening, huh?” he spat.
Suddenly, with a powerful kick, Noah forced the door open. Splinters flew as the door hung precariously on its hinges.
“Stop! I’m calling the police!” Sadie screamed, gripping her bath towel tightly, fear evident in her eyes.
The sight of Sadie in a bath towel only fueled Noah’s fury further. His expression hardened, his features set cold and forbidding. He was now convinced more than ever that Sadie was having an affair with Alex.
Feeling utterly betrayed and furious, Noah ignored Sadie’s protests and barged into the room, scanning it intensely.
“Where is Alex?” he growled, his voice thick with menace.
He swept aside the curtains in his frantic search. Sadie’s disbelief grew. She tightened her grip on her bath towel and met his gaze fiercely.
“How would I know where he is? Are you out of your mind?” she snapped, her voice filled with frustration.
Noah scoffed, his scorn evident.
He stepped closer, his grip tightening on her wrist alarmingly. His gaze was so intense it felt suffocating.
“You think you can fool me?” he seethed.
Without warning, he pushed Sadie onto the bed, towering over her, trapping her.
“Tell me! What’s going on between you and Alex?”
“Noah, this is ridiculous,” Sadie said, her voice trembling but defiant.
With every ounce of her strength, Sadie shoved Noah forcefully to the floor. Anger and disgust were clearly visible in her eyes.
Rising from the floor, Noah brushed off his suit, now speckled with dirt. Despite the mess, his confidence remained intact, formidable as ever.
“You think I’m being ridiculous?” he sneered. “Remember, Sadie, you are still my wife.”
As he spoke, Sadie instinctively retreated, biting her lip in defiant silence, determined not to show any vulnerability.
“Your wife?” she scoffed. “And what makes you worthy of being my husband?”
With a scornful laugh, Noah abruptly tore away the bath towel she clung to, leaving her skin exposed to the cool air. Sadie shuddered, but she suppressed the urge to scream.
“What are you trying to do?” she asked, her anger rising as he grasped her waist, his breath hot and forceful against her neck. Despite her fierce resistance, his grip remained unyielding.
“Let me go!” she demanded.
Fear overtook her, and tears carved trails down her cheeks as her hands feebly batted at Noah’s shoulders. Her voice trembled with despair as she spoke.
“I despise you, Noah Wall. I really hate you!”
Her declaration of hatred stopped Noah in his tracks. He froze, a sharp pain striking his heart, so unfamiliar it left him momentarily dazed.
He couldn’t understand why her loathing hurt him so deeply. Looking into her tearful eyes, his face showed a mixture of conflicting emotions.
“You were the one who cheated on me first,” he murmured, his voice shaking slightly.
“I never cheated on you,” Sadie said through her tears, both terrified and furious.
She was baffled, unable to comprehend why Noah would continue to accuse her in such a way.
“You know exactly what you and Alex did in this room,” Noah said through clenched teeth.
Fury overwhelmed Sadie, and she swung her hand, striking Noah forcefully across the face.
A loud “Pak!” echoed through the room as her slap landed.
Noah’s head turned to the side, his cheek quickly reddening from the impact.
“Alex isn’t even here. How can you accuse me so falsely? Do you think everyone lies like you?” Sadie retorted, her voice sharp and filled with loathing.
Stunned by the blow, Noah momentarily grasped the reality of the situation.
It then dawned on him that Sadie’s appearance showed no signs of wrongdoing, confirming her claim.
Observing Sadie beneath him, her cheeks streaked with tears, her sobs making it hard for her to breathe, Noah felt utterly bewildered for the first time.
The pain on his cheek felt deeper than any loss he had ever experienced in his business dealings.
Slowly, Noah rose and stepped back, his movements clumsy.
His shirt, with buttons torn away, exposed his chest. His usual air of assurance was gone.
“I’m sorry. It seems I was mistaken. I…” His voice was rough, carrying an undertone of unease he hadn’t perceived before.
Sadie, however, had no interest in listening to him any longer.
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